Robert Montgomery Knight

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Robert Montgomery Knight was a legendary American college basketball coach best known for his long, successful, and often controversial tenure at Indiana University.

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instanceOf basketball coach
college basketball coach
human
sports commentator
alsoKnownAs Bob Knight NERFINISHED
Bobby Knight NERFINISHED
The General NERFINISHED
authorOf Knight: My Story NERFINISHED
The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath Alzheimer's disease
coachedUndefeatedSeason 1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball NERFINISHED
coachingCareerEnd 2008
coachingCareerStart 1962
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-10-25
dateOfDeath 2023-11-01
educatedAt Ohio State University NERFINISHED
employedBy ESPN NERFINISHED
familyName Knight NERFINISHED
genre sports autobiography
givenName Robert
headCoachEndDate 1971 (Army Black Knights men's basketball)
2000 (Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball)
2008 (Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball)
headCoachOf Army Black Knights men's basketball NERFINISHED
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball NERFINISHED
Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball NERFINISHED
United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED
headCoachStartDate 1965 (Army Black Knights men's basketball)
1971 (Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball)
2001 (Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball)
inductedInto College Basketball Hall of Fame (2006) NERFINISHED
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1991) NERFINISHED
knownFor emphasis on discipline and defense
fiery temper and controversial behavior
motion offense
memberOfSportsHallOfFame College Basketball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
middleName Montgomery NERFINISHED
notableIncident 1997 practice incident involving Neil Reed
chair-throwing incident during a 1985 game against Purdue University
notableWork 1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball season NERFINISHED
occupation television analyst
placeOfBirth Massillon, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bloomington, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
playedFor Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball NERFINISHED
positionPlayed forward
raisedIn Orrville, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED
reasonForDismissalFromIndiana violating zero-tolerance policy in 2000
sexOrGender male
sport basketball
totalCareerWinsAsCollegeCoach 902
wonNCAAChampionshipAsCoach 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED
1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED
1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED
wonNITChampionshipAsCoach 1979 National Invitation Tournament NERFINISHED
wonOlympicGoldMedalAsCoach 1984 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED

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Bob Knight fullName Robert Montgomery Knight